ESME Newsletter Premiere: September 2013

Welcome to the very first edition of the ESME Newsletter.

So far, 2013 has been a very busy year for the Orchestra, Singers, and Big Band, and the rest of the year promises to be just as exciting.

Rehearsals started in the depths of winter but it wasn’t too long before the Spring Weekend Away. For this we returned to Bad Schussenried. As well as rehearsals there was plenty of time to socialize and get to know people a bit better.

Spring Weekend Away rehearsal: photo by Christian Brandel
Spring Weekend Away rehearsal: photo by Christian Brandel
Spring Weekend Away: photo by Christian Brandel
Spring Weekend Away: photo by Christian Brandel

 

Our spring concert in May, “Sounds from Underground”, gave both the Singers and several smaller ensembles the chance to perform.

 

Sounds from Underground: photo by David Freer
Sounds from Underground: photo by David Freer

 

Sounds from Underground: photo by Christian Brandel
Sounds from Underground: photo by Christian Brandel

 

 

In June, the Big Band played at the Lions Ball for the second year in a row and everyone had a great evening.

 

Big Band at the Lions Ball: photo by Heather Gentemann
Big Band at the Lions Ball: photo by Heather Gentemann

At the beginning of July, ESME members, family and friends met up in a Munich beer garden. The weather was perfect and it was a great opportunity for some people to model the brand new ESME T-shirts.

Summer Beergarden Social: photos by Daniel Plappert
Summer Beergarden Social: photos by Daniel Plappert

 

Summer Beergarden Social: photos by Daniel Plappert
Summer Beergarden Social: photos by Daniel Plappert
Summer Beergarden Social: photos by Daniel Plappert
Summer Beergarden Social: photos by Daniel Plappert

The final date in the diary for the season was the summer concert “Summer Reverie” in the Carl-Orff-Saal, Gasteig. As is customary, the Orchestra, Singers and Big Band presented a varied programme.

Summer Reverie: photo by Celticon Photography
Summer Reverie: photo by Celticon Photography

 

The Big Band in their Blues Brothers look: photo by Celticon Photography
The Big Band in their Blues Brothers look: photo by Celticon Photography

At the party after the concert there was time to say thank you and good luck to Heather Gentemann and Daniel Stratievsky.

The new season starts at the beginning of September and we are looking forward to rehearsing with two new conductors.
Andreas Partilla will be conducting the Orchestra while Andreas Sczygiol will be directing the Singers.

Our Winter Concert is on Sunday December 1st at the Münchner Künstlerhaus. Hope to see you there!

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